Cleaning device for corn



Aug. 28, 1923. 1466496 W. G. WHITEHEAD CLEANING DEVICE FOR CORN Filed May 19. 1921 Z9 JH/enig?? Patented ug. 28, 1923K.' I Y tisane' WILL wnifrnnnan, Y or Giesen CITY, :rLLINois P CLEANING nnvicn non fconN.

. 1 3 Application filed May 19;'

vT 0 all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, IVILL G. VVHITEHEAD, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Gibson City, in the4 county of Foidand State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements. inV CleaningA Devices `for Corn, rof which the following isa full,

clear, concise, and exact` description, reference being had to Ithe accompanying drawv mixing comb 15 (Fig. 3) which ismounted ino' foi-miur a art of this s ecilication.

My'invention relates-to a cleaning devicev Vfor corn, and more particularly to a clean.-V ing device for green corn which has been.

husked, cut from the cob, and cooked preparatory to filling.

One of the objects of my invention .is to provide a device which will remove the pieces of husk, silk and cob, which are usually present to a greater or less extent in the corn as it comes to the filling. machine. This foreign matter is usually pres ent as it isv practically impossiblejfor the husker to remove all of the husk 'andV silk,

'as some of the husk and silk will get lodged in between rows of corn, and will go along.

with the cut' corn when thecorn is'removed Vfrom the cob'by the cutting machine;

A further object of myfinventionv ifs to provide a cleaning device which at the same time that it acts asf-a cleaner for Yremoving pieces of-liusk-,silk and` cob, VVwill :also

act as a mixer or stirrer for the cooked corn just previous toits being filled inthe cans.

Further objects will appear from the' detailed description to follow, and from-the appended claims.` 'i' In the drawings in which an embodiment of my invention is shownf Fig.'1 is a top plan view of a iilling machine provided with a cleaning and mixing device; Y

Fig. 2 is an axial section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Y ,Y

Fig. 3 is a side elevationof the cleaning and stirring comb; and p p .Y

Fig. 4 is a section on the line of Fig. 1, showing the way the teeth or fingers of the comb are secured. Y

In order to give a general sidea of th construction it is here stated that this comprises a Vrotatable tank or reservoir-10,7% which the cooked corn is supplied in any, suitable manner, and which is kept approrrimately full of cooked corn, a series of pump devices 11, rotatable with the tank 10,(,for

'the corn from the rotatable tank 10 to `the i921.A Serna 1%.'4705993.

drawing the kcorn from the.tank10,g.and discharging itV in the cans 12, which travel along with the pumps 11, a stationary cutoif plate 18 for controlling Vthe passage of devices 11, a series of twojway .valve devices 14, lone for eachpump device 11,3for

Acontrolling the discharge Vfrom theY pump devices 11, and a stationary cleaning and either by scraping or washing andv again put in position in the filler. v

. The filling machineitself willnot be de scribedY in detail. It will be suflicient -to f state that the pistons 16,0f the pump devices V11 are controlled in theirvmoivement .by a

stationary cam so thatfthey move down- `wardly to draw the cornpinto the'cylinders 17, when the cylinders are fin communication withthe rotatable tank 10 vthrough the opening 18 in the'stationary ,cutfoft plate 13. The twoeway `valve 18 `of the valve stiffer-ries.'

devices1flare controlled-in their movement Y by a cam which causes Vthem. to vbe raised to permit the corn to beFdischarged from the cylinders 17 through the discharge noz- Zles19 into the cans 12, when cans arepresent to be filled, and which causes these twoway valves 18 to be in their lowered Vposition, shownajt the right ofgF-ig. 2, if ,no can is in position to be -filled,`so that thccorn which may be in the cylinders v17 will then' vbe forced backthrough the by-pass 2O in the two-way valve and passage 21, and back into the rotatable tank 10.

The sector-'shaped plate 22 to which the Yteeth 23 of the cleaning'com'b are secured -is 'itself detachably secured t-o the cross-arm 2&1 of the filling machine by a sortof bayonet joint connection, this sectorfshaped plate having a down-turned -iange 25 (Fig. 3) having a pair of L-shaped 'slots 26 therein,

to receive the shanks of a pair of headed screws 27,`which are secured t-o the crossslots 26 maybe such that the movement ofl the mass of cornin the rotatable tank 10 Aarm 24. The direction of these L-shape'd Y I will tend'to hold the comb securely in position rather than to dislodge it, .Y

To remove the comb for cleaning, etc., the

plate 22. is simply slipped sidewise, and then lifted up, to tree the screws 27 from the L-shaped slot 26. After theffcomb has .been cleaned, it can be quickly put back Ainto place, theremoval and replacement being Veti'ected without stopping/theY machine it= desired. -sleeve'QS which supports-the cut-off plate endV To the cross-arm 2li is secured a 18, this. sleeve also having itsupper serving asa Abearing for the drive sha-'it 29 which drives the rotatable tank 10.

. The cern is also thoroughly. mixed and stirred by vthe'teeth 23 of the conib as it 'rotates along with the tank lO.

' The teeth 23 Aof the comb may be formed of wire, two-of the rteeth being formed from a singie piece of'wire bent into aLl-shaped form asshown in Fig. Yt, the teeth being -inserted through openings 'in the plate 22, Y andpsecured in place by solder-ing or brazing as indicated at 30, or the fingersmay be cast 1n place 1n` the plate 22. It desired, provision could-'be made Jor theattaclnnent of v another comb on the other side of the crossarm 24 so that when it was desired toremove the comb for cleaning or the like another comb'can'be attached on the other side, while the irst comb was being cleaned, in case' it was desired to run the machine continuously, and not to permit any'ot the corn to pass to the: cans without being subjected to theaction ot the comb. Y

lt will be noted that the teeth are so arranged `that they Will-cover substantially all n' of the material in the tank, asthey extend almost tothe bottom, and almost to the inner and outer contines of the tank..V

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as newv and desire to-secure by Letters Patent or" the-United States is:

`1.V The combination with a corn illingv machine comprising a rotatable tank, and

means whereby corn is withdrawn from said 1 tank and discharged into cans, o1 a station- 'ary comb having teethr extending into said tank for VgatheringV up the pieces ot husk,

silk, and other foreign material in the cookedY corn, as the corn rotates with the tank. i

2. The combination with a cornllli'ngma- Y .chinefcomprising'l a rotatable tank, and

means whereby corn is vwithdrawn from said Ytank and'discharged' into cans, oi' a stationary comb having'teeth extending into said tank foi-gathering. up'the pieces of husk,

silk, and other foreign material in the cooked corn, as the'corn rotateswith the tank, and' quick-detachable means for securing said comb in place.

3. The combination with acorn chine comprising a rotatable tank, means whereby corn is withdrawn from said tank as itfrotates and discharged into cans, a rotatable shaft to which said tank is secured, a cross-arm above said tank having a bearing for said shaft, a stationary comb `having teeth extending into saidtank for gathering up the husk, silk, and other foreign material `in the coked-corn as it revolves in said tank,

and meansfor securing said comb Yto said cross-arm. 1

t. The combination with chine .comprising rotatable tank, and means whereby corn is withdrawn from said tank and discharged into cans, ofL a stationary comb having teeth` extending into said tank 'for gathering up theV pieces of husk,`

silk, and other foreign material in the cooked corn, as the corn rotates with the tank, said teeth substantially covering the space Yfrom i'illing ma-v acorn filling ma.

the top to bottom'of said tank, and from the central portionto the outer portion.

. 5 The combination with a corn i'illing machine comprising a. rotatable tank, and means whereby corn is 'withdrawn from said tank and` discharged-into cans, of a stationary comb having teeth extending into said tank. for gathering `up the pieces of husk, silk', and other foreign material in the cooked corn, as the corn rotates with the tank, Vsaid comb comprising 'a'substantially horizontal plate, and-a plurality of teeth extending downwardly therefrom.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto sub-.Y

scribed my naine. y

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